| Booyah | |
| Cover: | Showtek Booyah.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Showtek featuring We Are Loud and Sonny Wilson |
| Released: | |
| Length: | 5:11 |
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| Chronology: | Showtek |
| Prev Title: | Get Loose |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | We Like to Party |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
"Booyah" is a song by the Dutch record producer duo Showtek featuring co-production by Dutch record producers We Are Loud and vocals by Dutch singer Sonny Wilson.[3] It was released on 19 August 2013, through Spinnin' Records,[1] and re-released on 18 October 2013 in collaboration with Polydor Records.[2] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number five, making it the first Showtek release to chart in the UK, on 27 October 2013. A remix EP featuring Lucky Date and Cash Cash's remixes among others was released on 8 November 2013.[4]
A music video to accompany the release of "Booyah" was first released onto YouTube on 17 September 2013 at a total length of four minutes and thirteen seconds.[5] The video was taken in Muswell Hill, Crouch End and Finsbury Park, as well as on the London Underground and a London double-decker bus on route W7.
Sonny Wilson is a Dutch singer-songwriter who has influences of reggae and reggae fusion. As well as this song, Wilson has only had one other major collaboration, being featured on David Guetta's "Sun Goes Down". It also features Canadian reggae fusion/pop group MAGIC!, and also has co-production by Showtek, which makes it Wilson's second collaboration with them.
| Chart (2013–2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Club Tracks (ARIA)[6] | 2 |
| Poland (Polish Airplay New)[7] | 4 |
| Chart (2013) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[8] | 129 | |
| Hungary (Dance Top 40)[9] | 73 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] | 78 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 53 | |
| UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 132 |
| Chart (2014) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Hungary (Dance Top 40)[13] | 46 | |
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[14] | 58 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 19 August 2013 | Digital download | Spinnin' Records |
| 18 October 2013 | Spinnin' Records, Polydor Records |
"Booyah" was the 2014–15 Philadelphia Flyers Goal Song. The Cleveland Browns used "Booyah" as their touchdown song for the 2016 season.
Vancouver Canucks forward Jannik Hansen used "Booyah" as his personalized goal song beginning in 2015–16.
The song had been used by the Halifax Thunderbirds during their inaugural 2019–20 NLL season.